MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
People want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
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